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erase

e·rase [ i ráyss ] (past and past participle e·rased, present participle e·ras·ing, 3rd person present singular e·ras·es)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. remove written material: to remove written, typed, or printed material by rubbing it out, or obliterate it with something such as correction fluid

2. eliminate something: to remove or destroy something completely

an ancient civilization, all traces of which had been erased over time

3. comput delete recorded data: to delete data or recorded material from a computer's memory, a magnetic tape, or other storage medium

[Late 16th century. < Latin eras-, past participle of eradere "scrape out" < radere "to scrape"]

e·ras·a·bil·i·ty [ i ràyssə bíllətee ] noun

e·ras·a·ble adjective

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